Artificial tree



Sept -11, 1928.

, 1,683,637 E. H. TRIMPE ARTIFICIAL TREE Filed Aug. 26, 1927 n van wf EM/Weli Trina/Ue,

Patented Sept. l1, 19278. ,l

UNITED srAiTEs s 1,683,637 PATENT OFFICE.

` EMMETT H, IRIMPE, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AssIGNoa To JAMESA. nvnaIr'r,

I #or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. I

.ARTIFICIAL TREE.'

Application led `August 26, 1927. Serial No.` 215,723.` i

This invention relates to the construct-ion of` artificial trees, such asare` popular'for Christmasdecoration and theobject is to pro vide a tree that will be practically ireproOf,

thatywill be symmetrical, handsome,'natural.I

inV appearance and durable, andthe `branches of which can be folded practically parallel with the staff or body of the tree for economy `in space in shipmentand storage, both before and after purchase by the ultimate userthus `adapting the tree to be conveniently kept and usedyearafter year. i y

I accomplish theabove, and other objects which will hereinafter appear, by the means A portion of the stal showing the manner of attaching the branches to the staff, and

Fig. 5, is a cross section of a! staff showing' a modified Way of securing the branches to the staif.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views of the drawing.`

The tree body or staff 6 is `formed out of a sassafras or other suitable-wood pole of desired diameter and height. It is mounted on a cross-shaped base 7 and the staff is braced and held in position at right angles with the plane of the base by diagonal braces 8 which preferably have longitudinal ribs 9 to stifl'en and strengthen the races.

Small holes'10, in parallel pairs, are bored diametrically through the staff. The pairs of holes are preferably arranged in groups of two pairs each with each pairof holes out of vertical alinement With adjacent holes` above and below, preferablyin a spiralpattermas tree branches grow to make the product more solid and symmetrical inl appearance.`

The body of eachtree branch is formed out of a Wire 11, doubled into a loop 12 at its outer i end, and the stems13 and `14,- on each side of the loop aretwistedtogether, thereby producing a stronger and a stiffer member. The

1 two ends of the Wires 13'and 14 are left urn-k twisted for suit-able distance to reach through the staffand tie together on the other side, but before such assembly is made the... branch 1s drapedrordressedpwith the foliage from a species/,of American dwarfpine known as Lycopodium, whichhas been pre-` a viously dyed a brilliant green color,- and.y which `is durable and practicallyv non-inflam mable. A pairv of these with their` stems 15` extending in opposite directions `is laid evenly across atWisted wire body, where itissecured by a wrappingofvery smallfW-ire-lf One f s1de, which will be the top side of the branch when assembled on 4the tree, will be laid with Lycopodium sprigs 17 to hide the wires betweenthe branches laid crosswise, and the stems of sprigs 17 are Wrapped with the small Wire 16 as the draping of a branch progresses. The end of the branch is finished bypassing the stem of a sprig through the loop 12 and wiring it fast.. The .branches are made of vdifferent lengths to imitate ana-tural tree having longest branches at the bottom and gradually decreasing in length going upwardlyof the tree;

In assembling the branches on staff 6, the

wires 13 and 14 of a pairof branches are threaded through opposite ones of a pair of holes 10. Then the projecting loose ends, as shown on the left of the staff 6 in Figi 4, are brought together and are knotted or twisted as shown on the right hand side of Fig.V 4,

are malleable and flexible the branches may Vbe bent down toform a tree asshown in Fig.v

go through the staff in a natural appearance of tree branching, and besides being neat and natural looking is also strong. However, the `wires may wrap around the` outside of .the

vwhich retains the assembly, and as the Wires stai withoutgoing through, (not shown), orV theyvrnay pass through a single hole and also` wrap the outside of the staff as shown in Fig.

5. I therefore do not desire to be limited to the construction shown any more than is re 'v quired by the appended claims.'

I claim 1. In an artificial tree, a staff havingholesv therethrough, 'in combination with wires bent double and twistedtogether and having ends threaded through the holes in the stafand knotted to `prevent reniovah and a dressing of foliage ontherdoubled and twisted wires.

2. In an artificial tree, a staff having holes in pairs through it, in combination with a wire for each pair of holes bent double and united by twisting and havingtheir loose ends'threaded through respective holes of a pair-and twisted together into a knot on the other sideto prevent renioval, and a dressing on the `doubled 'and twisted wires.

3. In an artificial tree, a lstati' having holes `through itin pairs, in combination with a pair of branchesifor each pair of holes each branch 4coneprising a wire doubled at its middle'` andshaving the resulting adjacent members'united by twisting theni together except for suitable lengths at their ends which are threaded through the respective holes of a pair inopposite directions-for each branch and have ends projecting beyond the staff on its opposite side, said projecting ends being Athen twisted and knotted toeether to prevent their withdrawal through Jlie staff. r e g 4. Inanarticial tree, a staff having holes through it in pairs, in combination with a pair of branches foreach pair of holes each branch comprising a wire doubled at its middle and having the resulting adjacent members united by twisting them together except for suitable lengths at their ends which are threaded through the respective holes of a pair in opposite directions for each branch 

